The Night Porter (Criterion)

In Liliana Cavani's scintillating drama, a concentration camp survivor (Charlotte Rampling) discovers her ex-torturer / lover (Dirk Bogarde) working as a night porter at a hotel in postwar Vienna.When the couple attempt to re-create their sadomasochistic relationship, his former SS comrades begin to stalk them.Operatic and disturbing, The Night Porter deftly examines the cruelty and decadence of Nazi culture.